The Best Movies Of 1909

Framed in a wreath of roses we see a lithe Creek dancer, who sways and postures before an epicurean party of ancients, followed by a laurel wreath and encircling a scene showing school children of 183...

This subject portrays in a vivid manner the operations of a puppet in his efforts to see the sights.

A couple of kids lay their hands on a pot of very strong glue and proceed to wreak havoc.

A mountain girl is seduced by a traveler from the valley. Her brother tracks the seducer down and kills him. In retaliation, the sheriff captures the brother and prepares to lynch him. Mother interven...

During the French Revolution, a wealthy couple lives safely by professing republican beliefs. When a mob attacks a nearby chateau an aristocrat bursts into the couple's home. They save his life by dis...

A woman falls asleep on a park bench. The Devil appears and summons an imp who takes the woman to his fantastic lair. After a nightmarish episode, the woman awakens only to promptly doze off again. No...

The spouse of the forest ranger's daughter is caught by Papa who is bringing in a minister.

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Mary married James after jilting his brother. James is in love with Mary's sister. Mary was killed by the shock of this and her baby was left motherless. The father is willing to raise the daughter. J...

This Max Linder short opens with him and his girl blissfully rowing in a canoe before skipping ahead two years later.

While caring for his sick daughter, a doctor is called away to the sickbed of a neighbor. He ignores his wife's pleas to come home and care for his daughter, who has taken a turn for the worse, becaus...

Several unique specimens of highly ornamented porcelain are shown in series. In each case the various pieces of ware are in reality formed of living people. After a short time has been allowed for adm...

Based on characters from Shakespeare's play: When Juliet's father refuses to let Romeo see her, Romeo resorts to extreme measures.

A showman invites patrons to step up to his Kinetoscope-style magic box and glimpse the answers to their most burning questions.

There is only one person in the study, the King and his official astronomer. The gay old ruler is interested in the stars and planets. Many mysteries have made a deep impression on the King that they ...

In order to make a private room for himself and his wife, the Count decided to build it in a way that no one can see, hear, or disturb them. The Count was unaware that his wife had set her eyes on him...

Antonine, a worthless, good-for-nothing scoundrel, demands money from his cousin Galora, an energetic, provident husband and father. His demands were met with a positive rebuff and he was forcibly eje...

During the American Revolution, a young soldier carrying a crucial message to General Washington is spotted and pursued by a group of enemy soldiers. He takes refuge with a family and is detected soon...

The sisters were protecting their house from the man who stole their daddy's money.

During the carnival in Pont Canavese a polenta is prepared in the square and the whole town finds itself rejoicing around the stage and the big pot. The brentatori fill the saucepan with water, the co...

Jean-Marie Hardouin is an old man who once was notorious because of the iron grip he exerted on his family but now he is lame. He whiles away his days in a chair in the house of his son and daughter-i...

George, passing a pretty woman in the street, has recourse to that old-time trick of dropping his own handkerchief and hurrying after her, making believe that he thinks it is hers. On examining the ha...

Harry leaves his new wife at home while he goes out to play poker. Angry, his wife fakes evidence that she has had a male caller while he was gone.

Two women are at the cinema.

A society couple, neglect their young daughter in favor of their social life. When the girl becomes seriously ill, the father realizes the errors of his ways and stays home with her, demanding his wif...

A woman is scarred in an accident and refuses to stand in the way of her lover's marriage to another.

A policeman has an amazing arm--one that stretches up to at least 10-12 feet. At times, he uses it to be very helpful to the local citizens, and at others he uses it to enforce the law.

After their engagement, Bill goes to sea and Emily vows to stay true until he comes back. Bill married another woman who was from a different port. Emily has been waiting for six years and finally bec...

Mrs. He borrowed a necklace from a friend for a social event. Afterwards it is stolen. He goes into debt to duplicate it. The costume jewelry was discovered by the thief. He struggles for years to pay...

Melodrama about a rich father who gains custody of his child while the mother goes off in tears. Of course, the child is miserable even though he has everything in the world but after a weekend trip a...

Two lovers perform a fandango dance. A jealous quarrel follows and the heart-broken swain decides to end it all. He throws himself from the window of his room, but instead of falling to his death, the...

The man is named Mr. When he sees a bouquet of flowers and a man's hat in the parlor, Jones jumps to the wrong conclusions.

A couple is divorcing seven years after the death of their first child. The second child asked if the first child's most cherished toy would be kept after they separated. The couple is reconsidering t...

Nymphs and cupids dance in celebration of the arrival of Spring.

Directed by J. Stuart Blackton.

A disfigured young woman with two beautiful sisters is courted by a blind man. Will he still love her when his sight is restored?

On 4 September Frederick Albert Cook (1865-1940) arrived in Copenhagen on the ship 'Hans Egede'. He received a hero's welcome as the first man to set foot on the North Pole. He was greeted by the king...

A shoe-worker puts a note in a shoe box to marry a buyer. Her employer finds her so attractive that he suggests a new job for her, as his wife, despite her being dismissed from her job.

A man is drunk and late to his house. He was told by his wife that he was supposed to take their daughter to see a play. He was faced with how his life would be without his drinking problems while wat...

Exit from the Cathedral in Trier on Easter Sunday 1909.

In a mansion full of secret rooms and passageways, people are dying shortly after seeing the ghost of a woman in gray, as an old legend dictates. Called in to solve the mystery, Sherlock Holmes has do...

A man leaves his family for work. He initially refused a beer with lunch, but relented. Two friends are trying to convince him to drink a refreshing malt beverage after work.

The worlds first screen adaptation of a Shakespeare play.

A early adaption of the life of Julius Caesar.

A mischievous witch uses her dark magic on an innocent cyclist until he is all confused. He is forced to pedal backwards and at the same time, his bike changes shape anytime the witch wants it to. (st...

A girl escapes from her father to be with a man she loves.

A story about the relationship of a cat and a mouse.